What is it?
Dyslexia is a learning disaiblity that affects written language, particularly with reading and spelling. It is a language difficulty in which tiny differences in brain organization lead to problems in handling verbal codes or symbols. What are the indicators?
-confusion with right/left, before/after
-difficulty learning the alphabet
-difficulty with word retrieval
-difficulty with sounds (phonemic awareness)
-difficulty with time keeping
-difficulty with firections
What is it?
Dyslexia is a learning disaiblity that affects written language, particularly with reading and spelling. It is a language difficulty in which tiny differences in brain organization lead to problems in handling verbal codes or symbols.
What are the indicators?
-confusion with right/left, before/after
-difficulty learning the alphabet
-difficulty with word retrieval
-difficulty with sounds (phonemic awareness)
-difficulty with time keeping
-difficulty with firections
Links:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/dyslexia.htmlGo back to case studies